NOD adds Druid virtual assistants to its portfolio

Cristina Blanaru Business, Digital & Media

Network One Distribution, the largest technology distributor in Romania, has signed a collaboration agreement with Druid to add a suite of AI-enabled conversational business applications to its portfolio. Thus, the NOD partner ecosystem will be able to integrate software robots, chatbots, and intelligent virtual assistants into their projects. These new functionalities will accelerate the rhythm of digitalization in Romanian companies.

Innovative companies like DRUID contribute directly to increasing the notoriety and adoption rates of software robots and intelligent virtual assistants in the Romanian business environment. The collaboration between NOD and DRUID will enable local entrepreneurs to access next-generation technology, eligible through non-refundable financing projects. Launched recently, the 2022 National SME Digitalization Program is placing a particular emphasis on using RPA automation solutions and AI-enabled systems. This program allows SMEs access to non-refundable financing of 30,000 to 100,000 EUR. It represents an additional chance that visionary entrepreneurs can exploit to use digitalization as a basis for long-term development.

Ciprian Aber, Solutions Sales Director Network One Distribution, added:

“The world that NOD operates in is constantly changing. In recent times, we have seen an acceleration in AI development, which will aid in automating processes and repetitive, menial tasks. We consider our collaboration with DRUID to be the perfect match at the perfect time. We are happy to announce that NOD itself will implement an internal DRUID virtual assistant, which will become our new live teammate, available 7/7 and 24/24”

Raluca Tătărușanu, Global Sales Director DRUID, said:

“We are extremely pleased to sign this partnership with NOD because it joins two companies passionate about technology, both aiming to facilitate the digital transformation of organizations. We are proud to stand next to our new partners. We are convinced that, together, we can deliver extraordinary solutions and experiences for the conversational automation of business applications”,

The suite of applications developed by DRUID will be available to NOD partners together with a complete support package to sell, install and maintain them for final customers. DRUID solutions, based on conversational AI and RPA technology, solve many communication and collaboration challenges across industries like financial services, healthcare, insurance, retail or utilities, etc. All these solutions seamlessly integrate with existing systems like ERPs or CRMs and directly contribute to a growth in automation and digitalization of business processes.

Druid is a global leader in Conversational AI Automation. DRUID’s no-code platform enables enterprises to automate customer and employee communications using AI-driven virtual assistants. Five hundred predefined conversational skills and award-winning native connector with UiPath bots offer 3x-5x faster deployments. DRUID is available in any deployment scenario and supports conversations in any language and on any digital channel.

Network One Distribution, a company with a 100% Romanian shareholder structure and a turnover of over 389 million EUR in 2021, is the largest technology distributor in Romania, with 20 years of experience on the distribution market, a team of over 400 professionals, a national network of specialized partners and over 180 brands in its portfolio. Through its partner ecosystem, NOD’s mission is to contribute to local societal and economic development by offering the public and private business environments a complete portfolio of solutions, know-how, and competencies needed for the integrated management of technology modernization processes.